Gaming Industry Breaks Gender Barriers in Pakistan 巴基斯坦的游戏公司打破了性别障碍 LAHORE In a country where women's rights are often ignored, Pakistan's young gaming industry is breaking gender barriers. An example is two start-up c

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Wedding season in North India is a popular time to break the law. Child marriage is a union outlawed by the state and it's about to seal the fates of four youngsters. The Panjiya family plans to marry off two daughters. Thirteen-year-old Bendu and he

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Study Examines Child Marriage in US Thirty-seven year old Sara Tasneem once had big plans for her future. During her first year in high school, Tasneem had decided she wanted to join the United States Air Force and go to law school. But her American-

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'Speaking Up' to Prevent Child Marriage in Bangladesh In Bangladesh, two-thirds of all girls are married before the age of 18. Getting married at an early age takes away some of their childhood. It also affects the girls right to an education. A not-

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AS IT IS 2015-11-30 African Union Promises to Stop Child Marriage 非盟承诺破除童婚旧俗 The number of girls married in Africa is expected to double in the next 35 years, experts say. 专家预计未来三十五年内,非洲儿童新娘的数

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AS IT IS 2015-10-18 Sierra Leone Faces Child Marriage Issue 塞拉利昂等多国欲解决童婚问题 The organization Girls Not Brides is a partnership of more than 500 civil society groups from over 70 countries. They are working together to end c

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AS IT IS 2014-11-25 African Union Promises to End Child Marriage 非盟承诺结束童婚 The African Union has sworn to stop all child marriages within a generation. The African nation of Mozambique has one of the highest rates of child marriage in

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研究显示巴基斯坦童婚比例女性明显高于男性 Raeena was 14-years-old when she was married to a man 21 years her senior. She moved in with her husband's family with little idea of what a marriage means or what was expected of her. 蕾亚

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According to a local photojournalist, more than 20 children, aged between 7-16 years old, were married in front of their village community, in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, on May. 据当地摄影记者报道,5月份,有超过20个7-16岁的孩子在拉贾

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Thea (12) is Norways first child bride. The young girl will walk down the aisle on Saturday October 11, to meet her 37 years old husband to be. Being Norways first official child wedding, the event has sparked an outcry of reactions from the public. 十

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: NPR's Jennifer Ludden usually covers issues about changing family dynamics here in the U.S., but a recent reporting project took her to Malawi to explore a very different kind of family phenomenon: child marriage. It's an issue t

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